Portland Photography Group - Photography Classes & Courses in Portland

Upcoming Events

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday the 21st of August

Cathedral Park - 9:00am - 3 hours

Looking to improve your photography? Our Beginners Class is a great place to start learning how to use your DSLR. This 3 hour session is a photo walk that will have you weaned off of Auto mode, and transforming your everyday snaps into professional-looking shots. We'll look at the essentials of exposure and composition!

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$76pp only 3 places left

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday the 18th of September

Holladay Park - 9:00am - 3 hours

Located in inner Northeast Portland, adjacent to the Lloyd Center and Trimet MAX Line, Holladay Park is a forested gem within the city and a great location for large events and photography. This park has water fountains, ping pong tables, statue's and public art. We'll cover the exposure triangle and get you more comfortable shooting in manual mode.

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$76pp only 6 places left - requires 2 bookings to proceed

Nature Photography Meetup

Sunday the 2nd of October

International Rose Test Garden - 9:00am - 2 hours

Join this session for tips on how to use your camera settings to creatively capture nature in a visually interesting way. We'll be looking at composition, focus and colour to bring out the unique qualities of natural subjects.

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$39pp 12 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday the 16th of October

Jamison Square Park - 9:00 am - 3 hours

Looking to improve your photography? Our Beginners Class is a great place to start learning how to use your DSLR. This 3 hour session is a photo walk that will have you weaned off of Auto mode, and transforming your everyday snaps into professional-looking shots. We'll look at the essentials of exposure and composition!

book now

$76pp only 6 places left - requires 2 bookings to proceed

Street Photography Meetup

Sunday the 6th of November

The Fields Park - 9:00am - 2 hours

In this meet up, I'd like to start in The Fields Park. Then we'll take a field trip around the pearl district working on our street photography.

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$39pp 12 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed

Come along to our photo sessions to dust off your camera and get snap-happy with a professional photography instructor.
Brush up on your camera skills and learn new photography techniques whilst on a photo walk class with other local keen photographers!

We run two hour photography sessions based on a photography theme/technique/style and they take place in various locations across the region.

New to photography? We also run a popular 3 hour Beginners Guide to Photography Class once a month.

And once in a while we will run special niche 3 hour classes, for example, Astrophotography - so do subscribe to our newsletter to know when the next on is!

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to keen amateurs. The photography instructor is there to help you with camera settings and provide any advice you need.

What to bring? We recommend bringing a camera that has full manual mode or semi-manual modes (Aperture or Shutter Priority). Compact cameras and smartphones also welcome!

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

Join the Portland Photography Facebook Group to share your photos after the session.

COVID Precautions

- Stay home if you have any symptoms of COVID.
- Keep 6 feet away from others.
- Wear a suitable face mask.
- Don't make unnecessary physical contact with others. Avoid physical greetings, such as handshakes, hugs and kisses.
- Wash your hands regularly with alcohol-based sanitizer.

It was a good spot for a meetup. The instructor really seemed to care that folks had a good time.

4/5

David Wagner

July 10th 2022

5/5

Rafail

December 20th 2021

Interesting and helpful.

5/5

Jim Taylor

November 25th 2021

It was a good experience. I had a new camera I was trying out and Britney was very helpful.

5/5

Kristen

November 22nd 2021

Brittany was very helpful with all my questions.

5/5

margaret waddell

November 9th 2021

It was fun!

5/5

Mario E Gonzalez

November 8th 2021

Had a lot of fun stepping out of my comfort zone. Both Brittany and Katie were easy to work with and helpful for increasing my skill at portraits.

5/5

Chris Reinke

October 17th 2021

Brittany?s classes are fun and educational. Brittany is a delight.

5/5

David C Wagner

October 17th 2021

To be honest I used this event as an opportunity to "force" myself (or hold myself accountable, in a sense) to get out and use my camera. The stated theme of "urban" photography was also one of my favorite subjects: urban environements, not necessarily including people or traditional "street photography." With that in mind I enjoyed the opportunity. The event lead was attentive and checked in with me periodically.

4/5

Brian Johnson

October 6th 2021

Really good balance of class interaction, instruction, and one on one availability with the instructor. I needed a structured activity to challenge me. It was wonderful to connect with people who are into photography as much as I am!

5/5

Andrea Mortensen

October 3rd 2021

Pretty informative. Brittney is a wonderful instructor.

4/5

Kristen Pierce

October 3rd 2021

Fun! Great teacher with motivating prompts. Will do another class with her.

4/5

Beth Robbins

October 3rd 2021

Marissa Shaver

Evan Douglas Baker

Evan loves photography and is very passionate about it since he was a teen. He loves shooting all styles and learning more about them. Keeping photography fun and creative has always been his goals. That's exactly how he likes to teach his classes, keeping it fun and creative. He currently resides in the beautiful Portland, Oregon with his partner, Sarah and their cat, Spooky. He looks forward to connecting through photography.